The Fylde Manager (the current one rather than the one facing criminal charges over a sexual assault) kept up the run of opposition managers taking zero responsibility for not taking a maximum haul from their visit to Latimer Park. Yes, we know - the pitch / the facilities / the pitch / the style of football / the pitch / hostility / the pitch.
A new expression has entered the Poppies supporting public's repertoire in recent weeks - "the free hit". We know we're facing a number of 6-pointers. We can read the league table as well as anyone else. But, interspersed with them are games that, by rights, we have little chance of getting something from. Our "free hits" where any points would be a bonus. You know, games like the recent win at Banbury and the draw at home to Fylde.
Along with us lot it now appears opposition managers operate a similar "free hit" system when bringing their teams to Burton Latimer. The experience of having to play at Latimer Park is so traumatic that mangers having to expose their precious charges to the horrors of an away day against Kettering Town have awarded themselves a "free hit". If they get points they are tactical geniuses overcoming incredible odds. If not, well, what did anyone expect? Away to Kettering Town? What chance do REAL FOOTBALLING teams have?
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| "A real non-league ground", says the observant Manager of a Nationwide North team....What a melt. |
Of course, we might feel the same if we were in Fylde's position. The Rushden & Diamonds of the North West, they play in an enormous, glossy, 80% empty stadium entirely funded by a local businessman with the most northern name imaginable - David Haythornthwaite. The Blackpool area version of Max Griggs who is backing his hobby to the tune of dozens of millions of pounds with the avowed intention of being a Football League team by 2022.....oo'er....! Why should the ambitions of a heavily-funded, five minute old club be in any way thwarted by the likes of us with our bobbly pitch and pesky 150 years of existence?
Haythornthwaite's entire business model seemed to be based on hoovering up thousands of disillusioned Blackpool fans when they were at war with their own disreputable owners, proving for the "nth" time that these sorts of Chairmen have no idea about football fans. We don't start supporting other clubs because we've fell out with our our club, no matter how shiny and spacious a facility you've built for us. It also didn't help that Blackpool got their club back and are now playing in the Championship.
Anyway, if you want more reasons to despise this pointless club have a gander here. It makes fascinating viewing -
Fylde - The Most Hated Team in Non League
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